Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2‚ 3-5 and 5-8 years. Assignment 1.1 Development refers to the process of learning new skills and abilities‚ and acquiring emotional maturity. All developmental changes are the result of both genetic and environmental factors. ‘Child development’ is the term given to the growth of babies through childhood. Although when talking about development we often refer to the ‘average’ child‚ there is no such thing and we should be more concerned
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issues or debates that dealt with Jean and his contributions‚ model associations‚ theoretical concepts and the relevance of the models of the modern day. An unforeseen approach of the Piaget studies based upon the cognitive development focuses on the hypotheses of kid’s development skills and the way they think depending on their
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Unit 1- child and young person development 1.1 The main stages and pattern of development from birth to 19 years including physical‚ communication and intellectual development and emotional and social development. Child development refers to the biological‚ psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence‚ as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. It is a continuous process with a predictable sequence yet having
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Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2 years‚ 3-5 years and 5-8 years. Development refers to the process of learning new skills and abilities‚ and acquiring emotional maturity. All development changes are the result of both genetic and environmental factors. Genetic factors and diet are in the main responsible for growth‚ whereas environmental factors such as quality of the diet and disease are responsible for the emotional growth. ‘Child development’ is the term given
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period are met‚ the greater will be the success of the next.” (Maria Montessori) The Montessori environment may be looked at as a small society that is preparing the child for his future. Guiding him towards finding his role in the Universe; that he has a responsibility to nature; and to be respectful to everything in the Universe. To enable the directress to channel the children towards these goals she must “believe that the child before her will show his true nature when he finds a piece of work
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Child Development Chapter 7 Section 7-1 review: 1. Growth refers to changes in size‚ but growth development refers to increases and changes in physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ or intellectual skills. 2. Near to far development refers to how an infant’s development starts close to the trunk of the body and moves outward. The other two patterns of development are head to foot‚ and simple to complex. In the simple to complex development‚ babies first develop their large muscle groups. Head
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How do both nature and nurture interact in the promotion of language development in young children? The debate between many researchers is the argument of whether nature or nurture play a more important role in development. In this essay I will be looking into both aspects of nature and nurture focusing specifically on their influence towards language development in children. A main controversial question I will be looking into is the question of whether are we born already equipped with mechanisms
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the mother that can cause damage to the developing fetus. Development of sensory abilities and basic reflexes begins in the prenatal period. And at birth newborns prefer sweet taste and familiar sounds and have visual abilities ideally suited for looking at faces. The newborns brain contains some 100 billion neurons. Infancy spans the first 18 months of life. Maturation refers to genetically programmed events and timeline of normal development. Infants need human contact to survive and thrive‚ and their
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Brain development is a complex and prolonged process; the developing of different parts and functions of the brain occur at different times. Until 2 years of age‚ peak synapse development‚ and significant brain growth occurs. By preschool age‚ synaptic density has reached the adult level. The myelination of some parts of the brain mainly those that control higher cognitive functions‚ such as the frontal lobes continues well into adolescence‚ whilst myelination occurs earlier in other parts of the
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Cognitive development starts from the age of infancy and continues through the period of adolescence and on to adulthood. The basic components of cognitive development are mental processes; memory‚ critical thinking/ problem solving‚ categorization‚ language‚ and creativity‚ all of which are formed in the youngest years of a child’s life (Wells‚ Encyclopedia of Children’s Health). Jean Piaget originated and based his work in Switzerland. He had a PhD in Zoology‚ which he used to develop a biologically
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